Editor鈥檚 note:听This is part of a series of campus updates on diversity, equity and inclusion that will continue throughout the year.
You鈥檙e invited to the systemwide CU Social Justice Summit听Jan. 31
The final countdown to the 2023 University of Colorado Social Justice Summit has begun, and the biennial event promises an array of opportunities for students, staff and faculty to hear from experts and engage with peers and colleagues from across the CU system.
The virtual, daylong summit鈥檚 2023 theme is 鈥淥perationalizing Liberation for a Diverse Democracy,鈥� and the event is open to all undergraduate and graduate students, university staff and frontline employees, and faculty from CU 麻豆影院, CU Denver, UCCS, the CU Anschutz Medical Campus, and the system administration. The summit is also open to alumni and other community members.
Noted author, scholar and Columbia University professor Bettina L. Love will give a keynote talk titled, 鈥淲e Gon鈥� Be Alright, but That Ain鈥檛 Alright: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom.鈥� Other summit sessions include a discussion among the four CU chancellors and another featuring the CU system diversity officers.
Students, staff and faculty are encouraged to register early for the summit and for virtual community meetups scheduled for Jan. 30, the day before the main event.
Learn more about the summit and how to register and access the full agenda and other resources by visiting the CU Social Justice Summit website.
CU 麻豆影院 community to commemorate Black History Month in February
The campus community will commemorate Black History Month in February with recommended readings, guest speakers and other events open to students, faculty and staff.
The Center for African and African American Studies, also known as 鈥渢he Cause,鈥� and the Department of English are co-sponsoring a speaker series on Feb. 24 featuring talks by UCLA English professor and Pomona College English professor .
Goyal鈥檚 talk, 鈥淩ethinking Failure: Genres of Anticolonial Thought,鈥� and Sherrard-Johnson鈥檚 talk, 鈥淐elestial Bodies and Black Ecologies,鈥� will take place from noon to 2 p.m. at the Center for British and Irish Studies on Norlin Library鈥檚 fifth floor, followed by a 4 p.m. reception.
Each year, the Department of History offers a list of recommended readings in observation of Black History Month, including writings by faculty and alumni.
Over the coming weeks, please watch for additional events and opportunities to celebrate the history and contributions of Black Americans in February and throughout the year.
UndocuAlly trainings return for spring 2023
The Center for Inclusion and Social Change has announced its spring schedule of UndocuAlly sessions for faculty and staff. The two-hour sessions are also open to students with administrative, professional or teaching roles on campus.
Intended to help the campus better support undocumented students and to create a more welcoming campus environment, the sessions will increase participants鈥� understanding of relevant terminology and the makeup of the undocumented community.
Participants will also learn more about the history of immigration to the United States; about the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Colorado鈥檚 Advancing Students for a Stronger Economy Tomorrow (ASSET) programs and how they impact CU 麻豆影院 students; and about the challenges, opportunities and campus resources for undocumented students.
The schedule for spring sessions is:
- Feb. 24, noon鈥�2 p.m., in person. by noon on Feb. 23.
- March 9, 3鈥�5 p.m. by noon on March 8.
- April 10, 10 a.m.鈥搉oon. by noon on April 7.
Signature CU 麻豆影院 events coming this semester
The theme of the 2023 Women鈥檚 Leadership Symposium on March 1 is, 鈥淭he Stories We Need: Claiming Rest, Roots and New Realities.鈥� The event 鈥渟eeks to explore a variety of ways women build their leadership skills and feel empowered to become tomorrow鈥檚 leaders,鈥� organizers said. For more information, please reach out to cisc@colorado.edu.
On March 18鈥�19, the Transforming Gender Conference will take place in person in the Koelbel Building. The annual conference鈥攆ree and open to students, staff, faculty and community members鈥攊ncludes talks and forums and works to raise awareness about issues and identities in the transgender community. The theme of the 2023 conference is, 鈥淵ou Ain鈥檛 Seen Nothing Yet!鈥� Sessions will include presentations related to youth advocacy, medical transition, queering biology, education for mental health providers, questions and answers for parents and families, and other topics.
Organizers are accepting conference presentation proposals through Feb. 1.
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Sustaining our practice of inclusion
Campus efforts and investments to address pressing and painful inequities at CU 麻豆影院 are only a beginning. Creating a culture of belonging will take each member of our community practicing sustained personal work to truly embrace and support diverse perspectives and intersectional identities in our community.
During the 2022鈥�23 academic year, Chancellor Philip DiStefano and other campus leaders urge every member of our community to join in learning more about diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-racism and to work continuously together to address these challenges more actively and in ways that can help authentically transform our campus culture in the coming year.
Campus resources
- CU 麻豆影院 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Website: Find more information about the campus鈥檚 work to create and sustain a more inclusive campus community and explore the results of the 2021 Campus Culture Survey.
- Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS): Provides a focal point for Black community and culture at CU 麻豆影院 and a multipurpose space where scholars, students, artists, activists and allies come together to study Africa, African Americans, and the African diaspora. to learn more.
- Center for Asian Studies: Strives to be a space of community, curiosity and respectful engagement with Asia, views the area studies endeavor as a necessary yet distinct complement to disciplinary knowledge, and recognizes the historic and geographic centrality that Asia has and continues to play in the human venture.
- Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies (CNAIS): Promotes collaborative research focusing on local and global Indigenous knowledge and fosters projects that aspire to open conversations in Colorado and the world.
- Center for Teaching and Learning: Offers programs focused on creating inclusive classrooms and supports CU鈥檚 community of educators through free consultations, teaching resources, programs, seminars, workshops and other events.
- CU 麻豆影院 History Project: Seeks to share CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 history based on intersectional perspectives to demonstrate our commitment to inclusive excellence and to deepen our institutional memory.
- Latin American Studies Center: Provides an institutional space for research, teaching and discussion on Latin America and Latinx/Latina/Latino studies.
- Office of Diversity, Equity and Community Engagement: Supports programming, events and campus wide initiatives for students, faculty and staff that promote diversity, equity and inclusion. Subscribe to the office鈥檚 newsletter to learn more.
- Research and Innovation Office (RIO): Offers resources focusing on diversity, equity and inclusion in research and innovation.
- : Provides a rich assortment of diverse reading materials and other resources, events and initiatives for students, faculty, staff, alumni and Colorado residents.
